Callaway Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Elwood
Elwood has 74 acres of parks, 8.8 for every 1,000 residents
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Elwood, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Elwood’s land is conserved, about 72 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #241 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
72 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
8.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Elwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elwood is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #241 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 59%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Elwood’s 3% is ahead of 64% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Elwood. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
72 conserved acres
3% of Elwood’s land. Who manages Elwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city74 ac
Local Park · 53 acLocal Recreation Area · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| South P Street Athletic Fields & Elwood Disc Golf Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Rock Garden Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Brown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Joseph Morris Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Elwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Elwood
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
6Tennis
3Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Elwood Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Elwood
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Elwood
How much of Elwood is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Elwood’s trails?
Callaway Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elwood?
350 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Elwood have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #241 of 593 in Indiana. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elwood neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →